Sherriffs

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Associated People (9)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1817 [EA] - 1822 [LA] → Owner
1817 [EA] - 1817 [LA] → Other
1822 [EA] - 1822 [LA] → Other
1825 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Trustee
1825 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Trustee
1825 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Joint owner
1825 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Joint owner
1825 [EA] - 1828 [LA] → Joint owner
1831 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner

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Estate Information (6)

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1817
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot) 23(F) 13(M)  
[Name] Sherriffs  
 

Return of Judith Hanley, owner; returned by John Hanley

 
T71/364 126
1822
[Number of enslaved people] 39(Tot)  
[Name] Sherriffs  
 

Return of Judith Hanley, owner; returned by Alexander Hanley

 
T71/365 224-225
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 30(Tot)  
[Name] Sheriffs  
 

"in the lawful possession of James Hanley and William Hanley, in trust for Judith, Eliza and Sarah Hanley (daughters of Judith Hanley, deceased [owner])�"; 26 of the enslaved people listed were bequeathed by the will of Mrs. Judith Hanley; this entry is followed by another on pp 175-176 stating: "formerly belonging to � Mrs Judith Hanley"; returned by James Hanley ; 45 enslaved people were distributed by will and deed: 30 were "bequested by will to James Hanley and William Hanley trustees for my daughters Judith, Eliza and Sarah Hanley", 4 to Sarah Hanley, 3 to Judith Hanley, and 4 to Eliza Hanley; 1 enslaved person was transferred from Hanleys, 1 given to James Hanley, 1 to Mary Claxton, and 1 by deed to William Hanley; there is a further entry concerning the estate on pp. 179-180: Judith Hanley , Eliza Hanley and Sarah Hanley (14), owners; returned by James Hanley ; the list includes enslaved people who the sisters 'owned' both individually and together.

 
T71/366 173-174
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 32(Tot)  
[Name] Sherriffs  
 

Return of Judith, Eliza, and Sarah Hanley, owners of 28 enslaved people; returned by James and William Hanley, trustees; Judith Hanley, Eliza Hanley, and Sarah Hanley have another return in the same volume for 4 enslaved people, returned by James Hanley (pp. 86-87)

 
T71/367 179-180
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 27(Tot)  
[Name] Sherriffs  
 

Return of James Hanley, owner

 
T71/368 215-216
1834
[Number of enslaved people] 25(Tot)  
[Name] Sherriffs  
 

Return of James Hanley, owner

 
T71/369 213-214